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f a large chunk. Be/ow right, pit sawing in Honduran forest: two-man teams rip logs into boards to transport to market. Top man raises saw and follows cutting line; bottom man powers downward cut and gets face full of sawdust. Tools and techniques for mdling logs where they fall are ingenious and varied. Above left, Granberg 's Mini-Mdl chain-saw attachment for vertical cutting (about $50); right, Granberg 's two-man Alaskan mill ($350 to $450, depending on size ; chain saws not included). Left, Australian machine for cutting eucalyptus logs into radroad ties. The operator straddles the log and steers the whirling blade through the wood, with one wheel an either side of the log. Very few of these tie-cutters stdl exist; their use is now prohibited for obvious safety reasons. Below left, wedge-splitting slabs of 54